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Open fascism on the ml instance (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to c/meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works

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[+] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net -11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Open fascism lol. You guys are the reason no one takes that word seriously anymore.

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Between 2013 and 2023, Venezuela dropped 42 places in the Press Freedom Index. According to estimations by the United Nations (UN) and Human Rights Watch, under Maduro's administration, more than 20,000 people have been subject to extrajudicial killings and seven million Venezuelans have been forced to flee the country.

If you don't describe that as fascism, you are the problem.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net -1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Maduro is not a fascist. I would recommend reading up on the meaning of the word before tossing it around so haphazardly.

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Maduro is widely considered a dictator, leading an authoritarian government characterized by electoral fraud, serious human rights abuses, rampant corruption, and severe economic hardship.

The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela concluded that the country's justice system independence has been deeply eroded; the mission also identified frequent due process violations, including political external interference and the admission of evidence through torture. Most Venezuelan television channels are controlled by the state, and information unfavourable to the government is not covered completely.

C'mon, man. If you want to play some "the facts available about him are lies" angle, I'd still think you're full of shit and move on with my life, but at least our disagreement would be a matter of belief rather than fact. You're going to read that and argue that it doesn't describe a fascist? While saying that my history degree leaves me unread on the subject?

Go fuck yourself, dude.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net -2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I guess you still didn't look up the definition of fascist?

I don't know what kind of history degree would leave you so ignorant of this issue but maybe you should ask for a refund.